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i'm sitting at the dining room table and the MITM and The Doc are working away in the breakfast room which translates to about 30', but i swear, they might as well be in deepestdarkestafrica.
i am free!
and i already miss it.
this too shall pass, i know it. it's just that it all happened so quickly.
last official duty: change airline tickets.
i'll be back.
12h35 UPDATE
4 hours later, three transfers to the person who could help me AND about 40minutes for each transfer, i still have not re-scheduled the flights. the tickets are not for me, just to be clear.
i'm fixing lunch now.
i'll be back.
again.
16h25 UPDATE
sweet mary sunshine!!!
this ticket change is still NOT completed. whatever y'all do in the future, DO NOT USE EXPEDIA! this is the last thing i have to do, but i swear, this has to be the most frustrating day ever! i've learned a lot of things over the years in fields i never even thought about, had no idea about and honestly, never, ever thought i'd have to know about! as much as it hurt my brain to learn this stuff, it was never frustrating.
this is.
no one is taking responsibility or taking ownership of the problem to make it whole/change the departure date and collecting the fees. damn call centers!
(rant on outsourcing redacted)
*sigh*
18h44 UPDATE
and so it goes, after all this time, it's finally done...
if only that were so. the tickets are purchased and emails of the itineraries were promised, but no show yet. and it gets better, one ticket had to be viewed on the airlines site, but guess what? right, the site said, talk to your agent.
WHISKY TANGO FOXTROT!?!
i'm done.
Think I missed some news but sounds like Hoorah! is in order xxxxx
ReplyDeleteyes, indeed, sugar! i've been replaced by The Doc (aka #2 son) in the hierarchy of the MITM's work krewe! xoxoxo
DeleteI've personally never missed it, but of course, you had much nicer co-workers.
ReplyDeletei'm already over it, sweet pea. they may be nice, but not having to sit through online conversations about stuff i really, really, really don't want to know is so much nicer, even though i'm still sleeping with the boss! xoxoxoxox
DeleteAirline tickets to romantic places? That kind of airline tickets?
ReplyDeleteWhat time did you post this, anyway? You'll be back when, exactly? That sound kind of vague. Remember...I've got my critical eye on you.
nothing so exciting, bucko! and not even for ME! you keep me honest, sugar. ;~) xoxoxox
DeleteSo much time for horrible airline travel.
ReplyDeleteI remember when one dressed nicely for airline travel and it was exciting, fun and not the cattle call it is today. le sigh
Just pour yourselve a mint julep and put up your feet.
cheers, parsnip
i know! we were talking about that the other day. we're just cattle to the airlines now. xoxoxo
Deletefor what it's worth? i use kayak, expedia, etc. to surf for cheap flights/schedule options. when it's time to buy? i find i can get damn near the same rate directly from the airlines - so i buy there. it's far easier to adjust/change that way - even though they charge for the changes. good luck!
ReplyDeletewhen i'm the one making resos for myself or for personal travel, sure, i'll check those sites and generally use the airline site, too. for WORK, i use the travel agent and gladly pay the fee because i know he not only gets the best deal possible, but knows that the guys need flexible resos coming in and out of deepestdarkestafrica. the MITM's man there made the resos himself and then asked me to fix it *sigh* xoxox
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